History
Brunette Games is casual gaming's leading storytelling studio, headquartered in the Greater St. Louis Area in the United States. My former team and I have designed and written narratives for multiple chart-topping mobile games played by worldwide audiences in the billions, including Merge Mansion, Matchington Mansion, and Choices: Veil of Secrets. Our clients' games have been featured in the App Store and on Google Play and consistently rank in the top 100 in multiple categories. As founder, I’ve been named a game-industry influencer and am widely regarded as an expert in the field. Brunette Games has been the go-to creative resource for interactive storytelling for nearly a decade.
Nine Years in Games
2016
After working as a narrative designer across a seven-year span for Nintendo, Take-Two Interactive, and Big Fish Games, Lisa Brunette strikes out as an independent, working with clients Magic Tavern, Daily Magic, Pixelberry, and others.
2017
Lisa's first projects release to great success. Among them are two stellar performers: Matchington Mansion and Choices: Veil of Secrets.
2018
Seeing an opportunity to offer game studios a resource that was sorely lacking in the industry, Lisa forms Brunette Games as a team of professional game storytellers, or scribes for hire.
She and two contract writers work with several new clients, including Cherrypick Games and GSN, which releases a story we developed for the game Bingo Bash.
2019
Two other hit games release, both featuring Lisa's game storytelling prowess: Lily's Garden for client Tactile Games and Sweet Escapes for Redemption Games. As a team we also consult on Jam City's Vineyard Valley.
We add voice acting to our roster of services, with two voice actors on the team, and the write/design team triples in size, numbering three full-time staff.
2020
We're invited to design and write for Jam City's released games Disney Frozen Adventures, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, and Family Guy: Another Freakin' Mobile Game.
Ava's Manor: A Solitaire Story and Jane Austen Solitaire release.
We add three more voice actors to our team and a part-time writer.
2021
Animal Island, Cooking Confidential, and Magnum Quest release, and we consult on Kingdoms of Heckfire.
We add two more writers to our team for a total of 5.5 FTEs plus five contract voice actors. The team has grown by 66 percent in two years.
2022
Merge Mansion, Solitaire Grand Harvest, and Jellipop Match release with our revamped content, and Mergeland, Jigsaw Puzzle Villa, City Escape, Cash Journey, and M&M'S Adventure launch.
2023
Kingdoms: Merge & Build, Design Friends, Restaurant Rescue, and Mood Bloom release. We celebrate seven years in business!
Due to the tech crash, we reduce down to a team of five, with Lisa Brunette supported by a roster of four contract voice actors.
Brunette Games is a finalist for the 2023 PocketGamer Best Service Provider Award. Wild Things, a game we designed and wrote for client Jam City, is a finalist for the 2023 PocketGamer Game of the Year Award.
2024
Guild of Guardians for client Immutable releases, showcasing the team's expanded skill and expertise.
Returning to her roots as a solo indie, Lisa Brunette designs and writes stories for multiple clients: Farmhouse Story for Explore Games, Fiona's Farm for Ace Games, and Mood Bloom for Hedonia. She also begins to consult on Cherrypick Games' indie project, Angst.
Brunette Games has worked on 47 released games to date, representing some of the best offerings in the game industry, which leads the entertainment space at $187.7 billion in annual revenue, surpassing Hollywood.
2025
Lisa's currently working on unannounced projects for clients Two Desperados and Wemade Play.
